Having served as acting warden at Kern Valley State Prison since 2010 and chief deputy warden since 2009, Martin Biter is now officially the new warden at the facility. He has also served multiple roles at Wasco State Prison since1991, including correctional administrator, correctional captain, facility captain, correctional lieutenant and correctional sergeant. Biter was a correctional officer at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi from 1986 to 1991.